Chen
/t͡ʃɛn/
Chen noun: a Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.
Noun
Chen (plural Chens)
- A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.
Proper noun
Chen
- A surname from Chinese.
- Chen’s lawyer, Zheng Jianwei, said the court in Suining, a city in Sichuan province, found Chen guilty of the charge of “inciting subversion of state power” by writing essays critical of the government.2011 December 23, Sui-Lee Wee, Chris Buckley, “China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays”, in Ron Popeski, Ed Lane, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022, World...
Forms of Chen
| plural | Chens |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Ch'en |
Origin of Chen
From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran.
Phrases with Chen
Words that rhyme with Chen
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Questions about Chen
- What does Chen mean?
- Chen means a Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.
- What part of speech is Chen?
- Chen can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Chen?
- Chen is pronounced /t͡ʃɛn/.
- What is the plural of Chen?
- The plural of Chen is Chens.
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